Will McKinley

I discuss ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) starring Bud, Lou, and Bela Lugosi on a Halloween edition of the @mashleymovies.bsky.social podcast. It’s a gig I’ve been practicing for since the 1970s! www.buzzsprout.com/253031/episo... #FilmSky #HorrorSky #UniversalMonsters

SISKEL & EBERT, which premiered #OTD in 1986, had a master class of an opening sequence. Thirty-five seconds, 21 shots, and a flawless establishment of the professional rivalry of two Chicago newspapermen who inspired a generation of film buffs. #FilmSky #TVSky

Robert Redford (1936-2025) should be remembered as much for his social conscience as for his talents as a storyteller. This 1976 interview about ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN is a sobering reminder of what we’ve lost. #RobertRedford #FilmSky

We lost something as a culture when kids stopped doing weird as fuck Universal Monsters puzzles. #FilmSky #Halloween

I just saw the Kevin Brownlow-produced restoration of Paul Leni's THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1927) at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social — while the Village Halloween Paraders marched a block away. Costumed revelry has its place, but silent horror w/ live piano accompaniment always wins the day for me #FilmSky

An Emergency First Aid Booth for "nervous patrons” of James Whale's THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935). It's on TCM tonight at 6:30pm ET, part of a day of classic Universal Monsters movies. #Halloween #FilmSky #TCMParty

An original song based on DARK SHADOWS for your #Halloween dance party playlist. From @collinsportgirl.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/7L0hZy... #DarkShadows #HorrorSky

A clueless count is duped by his young bride, who wants only his powers so she can kill him and share eternity w/ her lover. Lon Chaney Jr., Louise Albritton and Robert Paige star in the Universal Monsters/film noir mashup SON OF DRACULA. An underrated gem from Noir master Robert Siodmak. On Tubi.

Orson Welles’ "The War of the Worlds” aired on CBS #OTD in 1938. 🛸 The radio adaptation of H.G. Wells's novel caused many to believe we were under attack from aliens, proving that Americans are as gullible now as they were 87 years ago. #FilmSky

Make it a Criterion Night™ #FilmSky #HorrorSky

“It’s important to be lean,” says one of the wealthiest CEOs in America. These people have no clue that they're walking talking parodies. www.thewrap.com/amazon-layof... #Amazon

Three Iowa high school students founded a club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books. “Books can help bring us together. I like that our club does that for people." www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202... #BookSky

Kate Jackson #BOTD with David Selby in NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS (1971). Dan Curtis’ second DARK SHADOWS movie celebrates its 55th anniversary next year. Here’s hoping we finally see the long-gestating director’s cut. #FilmSky #DarkShadows